NDC Partnership In-Country Facilitator (Kyrgyz Republic) - Partnership Specialist (Retainer - Homebased)

• Take the lead in strengthening NDC Partnership's in-country engagement

• Strengthen coordination and act as liaison between among different line ministries on NDC related issues.

• Take the lead to strengthen the coordination, tracking, and monitoring mechanism(s) for the support provided by development partners on the NDC Implementation Plan, and Kyrgyz Republic’s monitoring/reporting tool for climate finance.

• Advise the government on potential and appropriate implementing and development partner/s for each action/priority and identify the roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder.

• Take the country in exploring, following up on, and mobilizing partner support for its needs and priorities (and update those along the way as needed following the government’s guidance) along with a preferred process for coordination of country engagement under the NDC Partnership, as proposed and agreed upon by the Cabinet of Ministries of the Kyrgyz Republic;

• Engage with partners in the country to link needs to services and resources in accordance with the NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS, including by providing the government’s inputs on alignment of partners’ country strategies with priorities and gaps identified in the above policy documents;

• Identifying further needs for Technical Assistance for priority based on NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS;

• Coordinate partner support for project development and preparation to access potential funding by donors.

• Provide technical inputs to the government in preparing concept notes to access financing for unfunded priorities in the updated NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS.

• Ensure that communications relevant to NDC Partnership engagement are shared with relevant national and international level stakeholders, including building and maintaining long-term collaborative partnerships.

• Lead the periodic coordination and information exchange among partners in the Kyrgyz Republic, with the aim of leveraging and mobilizing their respective advantages in support of the implementation of NDC, NAP, TNA and LT-LEDS; 

• Assess progress outcomes of the NDC Partnership in-country engagement and make recommendations for adjustments;

• Collaborate with the Support Unit to document changes in the operating context and provide support to CCPD under MNRETS and stakeholders in decision-making processes;

• Prepare Quarterly country engagement update reports.

• Lead the lead in national country-specific multi-stakeholder NDC dialogues, which may serve one or more of the following objectives:

  • Intersectoral multi-stakeholder dialogues to promote a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches in implementing NDC, NAP, TNA, and LT-LEDS and their integration in development policies;

  • Support the government in conducting meetings among development partners and other key stakeholders, in order to maximize synergies, avoid duplication, and mobilize support for identified needs and gaps for successful NDC implementation;

  • Multi-stakeholder dialogues with the private sector and/or civil society organizations;

  • Multi-stakeholder dialogues within specific sectors or on a certain topic (i.e., Measurement, Reporting and Verification [MRV], gender equality, etc.);

• Oversee the coordination of NDC Partnership scoping missions to Kyrgyz Republic and take the lead on the implementation of its recommendations;

• Conduct meetings with partners following the progress reports, through calls or in-person (meeting preparation, facilitation, reporting).

• Any other support needed by CCPD to coordinate development partners.

• Lead the tracking of in-country engagement and provide periodic progress updates to the NDC Partnership.

• Liaise with the Support Unit to access and/or feed into global knowledge products.

• Assist the Support Unit in identifying and disseminating information on best practices and lessons learned from in-country engagement.

• Conduct ongoing capacity development (i.e., technical assistance and formal/informal on-the-job training) of the government in preparation for fully taking on the facilitation role in the future.

• Coordinate and participate in the NDC Partnership’s conferences, training programs, and other activities at the global, regional, and national levels. 

The Facilitator will support the Climate Change Policy Department, MNRETS. As the leading entity of the national climate agenda, MNRETS coordinates activities related to the fulfillment of climate commitments, including the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). He/she will also work in close collaboration with the NDC Partnership Support Unit and will report to the Partnership Development Manager at the NDC Partnership. He/she will need to bring his/her own laptop to the ministry's duty station.